Tonight, I witnessed the most incredible teamwork I have EVER seen. It wasabsolutely inspiring. WE worked together, kept our cool, and solved theproblem. This is part of what makes our TEAM so special. We ALL trulybelieve in what we are doing and are very proud to represent ouruniversity, our culture and our state.

I would like to thank Mrs. T, Mrs. Billie, Father Chester and everyone backhome who were praying for us (I really think this helped us through) andour incredible faculty members for helping us solve this problem. Also, weowe a huge amount of gratitude to the other Solar Decathlon teams (TEAMMissouri, The University of Arizona, The Ohio State University, Universityof Kentucky, and Universidad de Puerto Rico) who were so kind to help usout. We truly could not have done it without you!

So,it is here! We have finally made it. It is truly an amazing feeling tobe here with my TEAM. We were definitely blessed tonight.

About Me

Beginning in the fall of 2007, students from UL Lafayette began working on conceptual designs and applications for the BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home. BeauSoleil, which means “Beautiful Sun” in French, or "Sunshine" in Cajun French, proved to be an ideal choice for their team and project as they worked to design a culturally relevant, technological hybrid – that advances the traditional homebuilding in our region.